diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index a8959a092344..382a45d84cc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -366,7 +366,11 @@ static void gfar_set_mac_for_addr(struct net_device *dev, int num,
 
 static int gfar_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 {
-	eth_mac_addr(dev, p);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = eth_mac_addr(dev, p);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	gfar_set_mac_for_addr(dev, 0, dev->dev_addr);